Emotions / A2

pri-FUR/prɪˈfɜː/

To prefer is to like one thing more than another. Prefer A to B: I prefer tea to coffee. Prefer to + verb / prefer + -ing. Would prefer is polite for now: I’d prefer to wait. Favourite is the one you like most of all.

Meaning

To like one thing more than another.

Examples

• “I prefer tea to coffee.”
• “Which do you prefer?”
• “I prefer walking to driving.”

Good to know

prefer A to B. Not “prefer than.” Polite now: would prefer.

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